:00:00. > :00:00.Now on BBC1, it's time for the news wherever you are.
:00:00. > :00:24.A London borough is promising a vote which it says could help it take
:00:25. > :00:28.back control from the Mayor and City Hall. Favouring council is
:00:29. > :00:32.considering whether to no longer be involved in London's decision-making
:00:33. > :00:36.because some say they do not identify with the capital.
:00:37. > :00:39.Dan Freedman has been looking at what's causing some people to NOT
:00:40. > :00:45.VOICEOVER: Since the year 2000, City Hall has been in charge
:00:46. > :00:46.of London's planning, the police, transport,
:00:47. > :00:49.the Fire Service, and environmental issues in the capital.
:00:50. > :00:52.This year, the mayor's budget for all of that is ?16 billion.
:00:53. > :00:54.It's likely you spend about ?23 a month, contributing towards that
:00:55. > :00:57.as part of your council tax, but just as some of London's Brexit
:00:58. > :01:00.heartlands wanted to take power and influence away from the EU,
:01:01. > :01:03.now one London borough wants to be free of this administration.
:01:04. > :01:07.We raise tax through the GLA precept, which is given over
:01:08. > :01:10.to the mayor, then we have to beg for that money back.
:01:11. > :01:12.So you think Havering would be better off out?
:01:13. > :01:20.And you think people support this? Yes.
:01:21. > :01:23.Here in the London borough of Havering it's market day.
:01:24. > :01:25.We are just 12 miles from the centre of London,
:01:26. > :01:28.but do people here feel like they are part of the capital?
:01:29. > :01:31.I feel like I'm a bit of both. So a bit Essex and London.
:01:32. > :01:34.Do you think Sadiq Khan, City Hall
:01:35. > :01:36.should have control of your life?
:01:37. > :01:39.On Wednesday the council will vote on a motion introduced
:01:40. > :01:46.by Ukip to make Havering a unitary authority.
:01:47. > :01:48.A move being described here, jokingly, as "Hexit".
:01:49. > :01:52.It does tap into a sense of people frustrated with the people who make
:01:53. > :01:56.A year ago, it was the people in Brussels, now it seems to be
:01:57. > :02:00.Sadiq Khan says he doesn't think councillors
:02:01. > :02:03.will give this motion the time of day.
:02:04. > :02:15.Most here admit that Hexit seems unlikely, but it was only this time
:02:16. > :02:20.last year that similar frustrations meant a break from convention.
:02:21. > :02:27.STUDIO: The air in the Underground has come under scrutiny today
:02:28. > :02:29.following reports that it could lead to lung disease and
:02:30. > :02:32.Transport for London has said that the air quality
:02:33. > :02:35.is within safety guidelines following a freedom of information
:02:36. > :02:38.It found that passengers could inhale up to 12 million
:02:39. > :02:40.toxic particles a minute, largely produced by wheels
:02:41. > :02:44.One of two new Woolwich Ferries being built is to be
:02:45. > :02:46.named after a teenager who drowned while working
:02:47. > :02:54.Nineteen-year-old Ben Woollacot was dragged overboard while mooring
:02:55. > :03:00.VOICEOVER: For six generations, the Woollacott family have worked
:03:01. > :03:03.Steve, from Swanley in Kent, was trained up by his dad,
:03:04. > :03:06.who was a boat man, and he in turn taught both his sons,
:03:07. > :03:10.He just loved the way of life, the friendship, the camaraderie,
:03:11. > :03:13.just working on the river, you know, you're in the heart
:03:14. > :03:17.his 19-year-old son Ben died in an accident,
:03:18. > :03:22.while working as a deck hand onboard the Woolwich Ferry.
:03:23. > :03:26.It's hard to put into words, you lost your son.
:03:27. > :03:29.He'll always be with us, I believe we'll meet up again.
:03:30. > :03:32.You know, being out on the river, it's like he's here,
:03:33. > :03:35.like his spirit's still here, as far as I'm concerned.
:03:36. > :03:37.Following a local campaign, Transport for London has decided
:03:38. > :03:39.to name one of the new Woolwich ferries, currently
:03:40. > :03:45.We had lots of approaches from people
:03:46. > :03:46.about the naming of the new vessels.
:03:47. > :03:49.Of course we talked to the crews, the staff on the ferry,
:03:50. > :03:51.we talked to local people and everyone was unanimous that
:03:52. > :03:54.naming one of the boats after Ben Woollacott was a really
:03:55. > :03:57.good thing to do, a nice thing to do.
:03:58. > :04:03.For us it is very special to remember Ben, bearing in mind
:04:04. > :04:05.we are river families, and you often hear the Woolwich
:04:06. > :04:08.ferry calling out, so we will always hear Ben's name when they make
:04:09. > :04:11.The new ferries should be ready by next year.
:04:12. > :04:21.Steve hopes his family's special bond with the river will continue.
:04:22. > :04:27.STUDIO: Now the weather, with Elizabeth.
:04:28. > :04:34.Overnight tonight, quite warm it will feel, 16, 17 degrees, a dry and
:04:35. > :04:38.bright early start, some sunny spells around, then we will see some
:04:39. > :04:43.showers spreading from the South, always heavy as the further east you
:04:44. > :04:47.are. Possibly some showers out west, there could be some interruptions to
:04:48. > :04:51.play at Wimbledon. Temperatures tomorrow, 24, 20 5 degrees, cooler
:04:52. > :04:59.for the rest of the week, quite unsettled at times. That is if the
:05:00. > :05:02.BBC London weekend team, good night. -- that is it from the BBC London
:05:03. > :05:04.weekend team. -- that is it from the BBC London
:05:05. > :05:16.weekend team. Relatively dry and warm weekend,
:05:17. > :05:21.some rain across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, here, sun
:05:22. > :05:25.setting over London early on in the evening ahead of a muggy night here,
:05:26. > :05:30.through the week, more changeable weather on the cards, some rain at
:05:31. > :05:34.times, will come rain for some of us, hot and sticky, things turning
:05:35. > :05:39.cooler over the next few days, less humid, still warm and muggy across
:05:40. > :05:41.parts of England and Wales. Tonight, a few heavy showers and
:05:42. > :05:46.thunderstorms across parts of the East Midlands and East Anglia. The
:05:47. > :05:50.odd rumble of thunder. Temperatures holding up around 17 degrees,
:05:51. > :05:55.pressure towards the north-west, with a weak frontal system.
:05:56. > :05:57.Tomorrow, that will bring rain, at the north-east of England, and then
:05:58. > :05:59.a day of sunny spells and